Naja
See also: naja and nåja
Translingual
Wikispecies
Etymology
From Sanskrit नाग (nāga).
Proper noun
Naja f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Elapidae – the typical cobras.
Danish
Alternative forms
- Naia
- Naya
Etymology
From Greenlandic Naja, first used in Danish fiction in 1852.
Proper noun
Naja
- A female given name.
Greenlandic
Etymology
From naja (“younger sister of a male”).
Proper noun
Naja
- A female given name.
Related terms
- Najaaraq
- Najannguaq
See also
- Nuka
- Aqqalu
References
- Oqaasileriffik: The Personal Names Committee:Naja .Date of last access August 12th, 2010
- Navnestatistik for Grønland 1998
- Oqaatsit kallallisuumiit qallunaatuumut / Grønlandsk dansk ordbog, Ilinniusiorfik 2002. →ISBN